Lesser Roadrunner
Geococcyx velox(Wagner, A, 1836)
English (US) Lesser Roadrunner
The Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
Range: arid western Mexico (southern Sonora) to northern NicaraguaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Geococcyx velox
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Roadrunner
- Described by
- (Wagner, A, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus velox
- Described by
- (Wagner, A, 1836)
- Type locality
- Mexico = outskirts of Mexico City.
- Original description
- Gelehrte Anzeigen München 3 col.96
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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